Capo 7
Intro:EmB7/D#Dsus2A9/C#CGAm7B7/D (2X)
EmB7/D#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair,
Dsus2A9/C#
Warm smell of 'colitas' rising up through the air,
CG
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light.
Am7
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim,
B7
I had to stop for the night.
EmB7/D#
There she stood in the doorway. I heard the mission bell,
Dsus2A9/C#
And I was thinking to myself "This could be heaven or this could be hell."
CG
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way.
Am7B7
There were voices down the corridor; I thought I heard them say:

C G
"Welcome to the Hotel California
B7Em
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face.
CG
Plenty of room at the Hotel California.
AmB7
Any time of year you can find it here."

EmB7/D#
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the 'Mercedes bends'. uh!
Dsus2A9/C#
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls 'friends'.
CG
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat!
Am7B7
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget.
EmB7/D#
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine." He said
Dsus2A9/C#
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine,"
CG
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Am7B7
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say:

C D
"Welcome to the Hotel California,
B7Em
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face.
CG
Livin' it up at the Hotel California.
AmB7
What a nice surprise! Bring your alibis.

EmB7/D#
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said,
Dsus2A9/C#
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device."
CG
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast.
Am7B7
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast.
EmB7/D#
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door.
Dsus2A9/C#
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before.
CG
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive.
Am7B7
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave."